Anthony Romero took first place honors in the individual tournament for the second straight year. CHRISTINA SWANEK/SPRING VALLEY TRIBUNE

The Young Dogs Wrestling Team and coaches with their state medals and trophies. The local youth wrestling team placed third in the NYWA State Tournament. CHRISTINA SWANEK/SPRING VALLEY TRIBUNE

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Tuesday, March 31, 2015 10:09 AM

This past weekend the Bulldogs participated in the NYWA state wrestling tournament against the best competition in the state. Several Bulldogs qualified for the individual tournament and although many had hoped for a better finish, just getting there is a huge accomplishment.

This past weekend the Bulldogs participated in the NYWA state wrestling tournament against the best competition in the state. Several Bulldogs qualified for the individual tournament and although many had hoped for a better finish, just getting there is a huge accomplishment.

Area youth basketball teams will again converge on Rochester this weekend to play off for the Pacesetter Region 1 championships as part of the statewide Minnesota State Championship system that features a four-state playoff at the Target Center this summer.

This past weekend saw the Bulldog youth wrestlers participate in the NYWA region individual tournament. NYWA is a series of qualifying tournaments that start at the district level advancing to regions and ultimately to the state tournament in Rochester March 26 to 29.

Kingsland senior Jacob Rindels was named to the Three Rivers Conference Boy’s All-Conference team. Rindels joins 10 other seniors, six juniors, one sophomore and Caledonia freshman Owen King on the 19-player honor team.

A member of the University of Wyoming basketball team, who has Spring Valley ties, recently competed in the NCAA tournament and topped the entire NCAA for free throw shooting percentage during the regular season.

Kailey Link led the Kingsland girls basketball team in scoring, averaging 12.23 points per game, while Gracie Schmidt led the Knights in rebounding with an average of 6.19, and Alayna Meskill topped the team in assists and steals for the 2014-15 season.

Major League Soccer announced that Minnesota will be the home of a new Major League Soccer team. The owners also announced they want to build a new open-air stadium for the team. Do you think it should be funded through public subsidies or privately funded?